Backlash preventing attachment for fishing reels



March 23, 1954 SELLQN 2,673,044

BACKLASH PREVENTING ATTACHMENT FOR FISHING REELS Filed Oct, 18, 1952 INVENTOR. M/'/ 6. 5. /0

Patented Mar. 23, 1954 w e BAQKLASH PREVENTING A sessment FOR .FISHINQ 1 sass Kansas City, nnl mflets er 1 Sat rist: sass 1 Claim. (01. rags- 4.5

This invention relates to improvements fishing tackle and has for: it primary. object to provide an anti-backlash device that isreadily attachable to virtually any type of fishing reel and therefore, is universally usable in the field.

The most important object of this invention is to provide a lightweight, inexpensive, simple anti-,baclzlash attachment that is positive in its operation and automatic to the extent that the sism I the reel is elt d t er b at fmi t moment during normal casting operations when the line normally ceases to feed at the rate of rotation of the reel.

It is another important object hereof to provide anti-backlash structure that may be quickly and easily attached to the cross rods of the frame of a reel in operating relationship to the drum thereof without need of disassembling and without the necessity of tools and other equipment.

A still further object hereof is to provide antibacklash means having springs for yieldably holding the brake of the attachment biased against the drum so that the same is in braking relationship thereto whenever the line is loose.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a backlash preventing attachment for fishing reels showing the same operably mounted on the reel.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, parts of the reel being broken away and in section for clearness; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the entire attachment except the springs, entirely re moved from the reel.

A fishing rod Hi, having a fishing reel i2 thereon, has been chosen for illustration of the manner of mounting and use of the anti-backlash attachment forming the subject matter hereof and broadly designated by the numeral i l.

Reel I2 is of conventional construction in that the same has a frame attached to the rod is and including a pair of spaced-apart plates 16 and it between which a drum 23 for line 22 is rotatably mounted, drum 20 being provided with a pair of spaced-apart rims 2t and 2G in the usual manner. Furthermore, reels 12 of this character are normally provided with a plurality of cross rods interconnecting the plates it thereof, two of such rods being designated. by the numerals 28 and 363 respectively.

The attachment is for preventing entanglement of the line 22 with the drum 2B is Y-shaped, presenting an elongated shank it? having a linereceiving eye on one end thereof that takes the form of a coil 3d for slidably receiving the line 22. By virtue of the use' of a coil, it is unneces- ,.a v to em th lin 23 iron the d um Zt remove the its sweet es the line 22 in order to thread the thrombi heersnieanstito s; des nat s hr th ume l 35 on d a 3,2 as a; tr o mati n a sti it l .4? nd-st re to fi w enthl p ates d it in e e ,ij f tiQ Sh D was: ims t a'g 'i tern iliF s. Les an 312 terminatein roops'araaa i'fre'specti'vely that open toward the shank 32 and these loops in turn terminate in arms 48 and 58 respectively. Arms W and 59 are in direct underlying parallelism with the legs it and 42 and terminate in loops 52 and 55 respectively, these loops opening oppositely to the loops M and 46.

Brakes d6 and 58 for rims 2d and 2t respectively, are integral with the corresponding loops 52 and 5t and are in direct underlying relationship to the arms 43 and 5t. Brakes 5% and 58 are arched upwardly toward the arms 48 and 50 and conform to the arcuate peripheries of the rims E i and 26.

It is seen that the entire attachment It is made from lightweight wire or rod stock and that the shank: 32, coil 34, leg 69, loop 45, arm 48, loop 52 and brake 56, are all formed from a single stretch of wire. Likewise, the leg '32, loop 46, arm 50, loop 54 and brake 58 are integrally interconnected and joined with the shank 32 to form a part thereof by twisting as at 66. As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, when the attachment I4 is mounted on the reel E2, the loops 52 and 54 partially surround the uppermost tie rod 28, rendering the brakes 5t and 58 swingable toward and away from the rims 2t and 26 on the longitudinal axis of the tie rod 28 with the shank 32 swinging therewith. Brakes 56 and 58 are yieldably biased against the rims 24 and 26 by the provision of a pair of springs 62 and 6t connected to one end thereof with the tie rod til. The opposite ends of the springs 62 and 94 are connected with loops M and it respectively.

When the line 22 is taut, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the coil 34 is pulled toward the rod in to rotate the loops 52 and 54 on the cross rod 28 against the action of springs 62 and '64, thereby moving the brakes 5t and lit out of engagement with the rims 24 and 28. When the line 22 is loose, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the springs 52 and 54 yieldably hold the brakes 56 and 5B in frictional contact with 3 the rims 24 and 26 and thereby tend to restrain the drum 2e against rotation.

The attachment has a twofold function and purpose. Primarily it serves its purpose of preventing backlash, and secondarily, it holds the drum 20 from rotation when the tackle is not being used and while the fisherman is waiting for a strike. It is recognized that backlash occurs during castin unless the drum 20 is restrained against rotation at the proper time durin the casting stroke. As long as the line 22 is payed out at the same rate as the rate of rotation of drum 2!), there will be no backlash. However, when the line 22 becomes loose, while drum 2.) is still rotating, counter-winding of the line 22 takes place on the drum 20. Thus the attachment [4 hereof operates automatically to stop the drum 20 from rotating at the precise moment when line 22 becomes loose during castin operation as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 of the draw- Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

For fishing reels having a pair of spaced plates, a plurality of tie rods joinin the plates, and a line-receiving drum between the plates and rotatably carried thereby, the drum having a pair of spaced rims, an anti-backlash attachment comprising a Y-shaped member having a shank and a yoke on one end of the shank; a line-receiving coil on the opposite end of the shank,

4 said yoke having a pair of spaced legs, each provided with a loop on one end thereof; an arm Secured to each loop respectively and normally underlying a corresponding leg, each arm having a loop opening in the opposite direction from the loop of the corresponding leg; an arcuate brake for each rim respectively, each brake normally underlying a corresponding arm and being secured to the loop of the latter, the loops of the arms being adapted to partially surround one of said tie rods to swingably mount the member on the reel for swinging movement of the brakes to and from a position engaging the rims; and a spring for connecting each loop of the legs respectively with a second of said tie rods, said springs extending from the loops of the legs in the opposite direction from said shank to yieldably hold the brakes biased against the rims. MILO G. SELLON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,374,551 Margis, Jr. Apr. 24, 1945 2,600,939 Torrence June 17, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 204,358 Great Britain Sept. 24, 19 3 427,443 Great Britain Apr. 24, 1935 

